Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hand tendinitis were dismissed because the symptoms are covered by already granted service connections. The claims for left elbow lateral epicondylitis and left rotator cuff tendonitis with rotator cuff tear were remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The dismissal was based on the 'pyramid rule' which prevents multiple ratings for the same symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand tendinitis, right hand tendinitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, left rotator cuff tendonitis with rotator cuff tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005366
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